1950 Descriptive List 9 


FROM COSMOPOLITAN GLAD GARDENS 
Bridal Orchid 662) (Carlson-Koerner) (Midseason) Pastel lavender. Opens up to 10 
— 6” blooms with 6 showing color. Tall strong plant with 22-94 buds. 
Opens well from tight buds and blooms well from all sizes. Good propagator. Has won a lot 
of prizes this past year. | have not seen this variety myself but have heard a lot about it. 
Price any size $5.00; 1 bulb any size with 5 bulblets $10.00. 
Grower's Units: 10 large, 10 medium, 10 small and 150 bulblets for $225.00. 
FROM GEORGE FICHT 
Esquire (536) eedling No. 40-02) (Maid of Orleans x Red Lory) X (Com. Koehl x red 
~~ Palmer seedling) Color is bright scarlet with a dusting of gold. Large blooms some- 
times reaching 7 inches with 7-9 open, with a total of 20-94 and with a head of up to 28 inches. 
Mr. Ficht has had 12 open but this is not usual. Plant grows tall, 5-514 feet, straight and strong. 
Good placement and attachment. 9 wide leaves appear before it spikes. Very good propagator. 
Received a silver certificate in the Canadian trial grounds. 
Does not fade in the sun. This looks like a fine addition to the scarlets. Due to a fair stock we 
are making the introductory price very low. 
Price $1.00 each for any size. | think this is the biggest dollar's worth you ever got in a new 
introduction. 
With each bulb you may have 10 bulblets for $1.50. Bulblets not sold separately. Wholesale 
units available. 
Leora (460) (Seedling No. 43-12) (Maid of Orleans x Allegro) X (Elizabeth The Queen) 
~~ Light tho rather vivid rose with plenty of mauve in its make up. White throat bordered 
with a mauve line. Nicely ruffled. Opens 7 with the rest showing color. 16-20 inch heads. 
Height is up to 4 feet. Blooms up to 5 inches, always well placed. Stands dry weather. A fine 
grower and cutter and | am sure will be immensely popular with everyone who does not de- 
mand the giant types. It is larger than Pandora and | am sure it will become just as popular. 
It’s a color that is wanted. Named after Mrs. Ficht with whom it is a favorite. 
Price $1.00 each for any size. With each bulb you may buy 10 bulblets for $1.50. Bulblets 
not sold separately. Wholesale units available. 
Mr. Ficht is the originator of that fine variety, Trails End introduced last year, and he has 
other good ones coming along. Better get on the band wagon. 
FROM CARL FISCHER 
(Originator’s descriptions) 
Lavender Lace (466) (Poet's Dream x Elizabeth the Queen) “Elizabeth the Queen 
TT seems to again have found a happy combination in Poet’s Dream in 
producing this beautiful, lacy ruffled lavender with a large cream throat. Produces florets about 
twice the size of Poet's Dream. Indeed, it produces an unusually wide inflorescence, 6 large 
wide open florets come trimly tailored on 4 to 41% foot spikes. Opens well in water, likes to 
grow and produces loads of bulblets. Flecks under some conditions. A valuable contribution to 
the weak lavender class.” | like this very much. 
Price $2.00 each; 12 for $20.00. 5 Large, 10 medium, 15 small, 100 bbts. for $48.00. 

“| have never written you before to tell you how well pleased | have been with your 
bulbs. | have been a customer for several seasons and they have always been satisfactory. 
—Mrs. Louis Holland, Arkansas 
“I found that the bulbs that you furnished were in excellent shape, the count was liberal, 
every bulb grew and produced flowers, all were true to varieties and | want to compliment 
you on the splendid results that | achieved with your bulbs. —O. S. Buhrman, Pa. 
